Gender analysis in agricultural research : Proceedings international workshop, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 1991
Investigación sobre sorgo en Colombia: Informe de actividades en 1989
Taller Interno La Variable Género en Investigación Agrícola (1991, Palmira, Colombia). La variable género en investigación agrícola
International Livestock Centre for Africa's Rangeland Research Program in the Arid and Semi-Arid Zones: Review and Recommendations
Land survey for research stations: IITA research guide, No. 1
In agriculture, surveying is required to prepare topographical maps that indicate variations in the level of the land's surface. Topographical maps are necessary as a base for the preparation of research station maps which include layout of field, buildings, roads, and soil conservation measures.
The Reform of Rural Land Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean: Research, Theory, and Policy Implications
Summarizes recent research (to 1991) on rural land markets in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and on the relationship between this research and broader land tenure issues. The purpose of the project that prompted this paper was to carry out cross-country and longitudinal research on land tenure issues in the LAC region so as to provide an instructive and informative analysis of how tenure patterns affect economic, rural development, and environmental issues.
Alley farming
Discusses the Development of alley cropping and alley farming, uses of trees and shrubs in fallow systems, hedgegrow establishment and management and benefits for crop production and livestock. Examines the economic aspects and social acceptability of alley farming.
Utilization of research results on forage and agricultural by-product materials as animal feed resources in Africa. Proceedings of the first joint workshop
Presents and discusses research results on feed resources, agroindustrial by-products utilisation, forage production, use of crop residues, dairy feeding systems, feeding strategies, introduction and adoption of improved forage technologies, nutritive value of different forages, effects of management on animal performance, effect of supplements on feed utilisation, potential of agricultural by-products as animal feeds, and effects of management on pasture grasses & legumes; and evaluates the utilisation of these results by smallholders.
The Education of Adult Refugees in Somalia
At least 20 percent of the Somalian population are refugees, many from Ethiopia. The Refugee Adult Education Unit has a preliteracy phase, offering health and agricultural instruction; a basic literacy phase, teaching reading and writing; and a postliteracy/continuing education phase, enabling skill retention and reinforcement. (SK)